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PIA and Bulacan Government Websites Hacked
It seems that even in the cyberworld, some people from China show how much they grieved over, understandably, the Manila Hostage Crisis, which happened few days ago, which claimed the lives of 8 Hongkong tourists. Two of the government websites were hacked.The website of the government’s main information agency, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), was hacked by a user named “7z1″ which happened days after a hacker who claims to be from China, hacked a page from the Bulacan website, demanding an apology from the Philippine government from last weeks Manila Hostage Crisis at the Quirino Grandstand.
This incident should cause alarm to the Philippine government to secure its websites, as this was not the first time that had happened. A similar incident of hacking was also experienced by the TESDA website early this year.
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Office of the President’s New Website
Even in the online world, President Noynoy Aquino or commonly known as P-noy, is serious about revamping everything associated with the previous president. The president’s website has it’s new domain at http://www.president.gov.ph/. Previously, the Office of the President’s website was www.op.gov.ph. When accessing the latter, visitors are redirected to the new domain. This has not been officially launched. It is said to be activated at noon on Monday.
Nothing has been said about its content, but I assume it will have some news about the projects of the president and other official business of the Office of the President. I hope they include a comment page on each article or a contact-us page maybe so everyone can send their comments, grievances, salutations, etc. to the new president.
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State of the Nation Address of President Benigno S. Aquino III Full Transcript and Videos
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Here is the excerpt of President Noynoy Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) held at Batasang Pambansa just this afternoon (July 26, 2010).
Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan.
Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa interes ng nakakarami; at pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan.
Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa pulitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripisyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po ang baluktot na daan.
Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong lumilinaw sa akin ang lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damang-dama ko ang bigat ng aking responsibilidad.
Sa unang tatlong linggo ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan. Nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito.
Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. Inilihim at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa.
Sa unang anim na buwan ng taon, mas malaki ang ginastos ng gobyerno kaysa sa pumasok na kita. Lalong lumaki ang deficit natin, na umakyat na sa 196.7 billion pesos. Sa target na kuleksyon, kinapos tayo ng 23.8 billion pesos; ang tinataya namang gastos, nalagpasan lang natin ng 45.1 billion pesos.
Read the full transcript here.
You can also watch the full video at Youtube.
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Download the Presidential Inaugural Program June 30, 2010
Tomorrow, June 30, 2010 will be the Presidential Inaugural for President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila.
What will happen tomorrow?
Official Program Aquino Inaugural (Excerpts)
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Partial Unofficial Count for President and Vice President
Partial unofficial count for the two top positions in the Philippines as of May 11, 2010, 7:58 PM, Manila Time.
Presidentiables
1 AQUINO, Benigno Simeon III C. – 13,165,343
2 ESTRADA EJERCITO, Joseph M. – 8,425,937
3 VILLAR, Manuel Jr B. – 4,739,299
4 TEODORO, Gilberto Jr. C. – 3,509,495
5 VILLANUEVA, Eduardo C. – 985,817
6 GORDON, Richard J. – 449,592
7 ACOSTA, Vetellano S. – 156,806
8 PERLAS, Jesus Nicanor P. – 46,732
9 MADRIGAL, Jamby A. – 40,270
10 DE LOS REYES, John Carlos G. – 38,194
Vice Presidentiables
1 BINAY, Jejomar C. 12,921,425
2 ROXAS, Manuel A. 12,072,372
3 LEGARDA, Loren B. 3,607,797
4 FERNANDO, Bayani F. 899,868
5 MANZANO, Eduardo B. 673,228
6 YASAY, Perfecto R. 317,661
7 SONZA, Jose Y. 55,163
8 CHIPECO, Dominador Jr F. 45,380
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What you should know about May 10, 2010 Presidential Elections?
This coming presidential election was said to be a historical one because it will be this country’s first automated election.
How does te automated voting differ from our traditional way of voting? A great article from Nelly Favis-Villafuerte of Manila Bulletin cited differences between this forthcoming May 10, 2010 Presidential Elections and the previous elections we had and what you should know about the new system.
No “replacement” ballot will be issued to any voter whose first ballot is invalidated for any reason – unlike in the past elections (manual voting) when a second ballot is issued in case the first ballot is invalidated by reason of erasures, markings or for any other reason. Hence, the urgency of knowing how to fill up the official ballot correctly.
• In the past elections (manual voting), no names of candidates were written in the official ballots. In the forthcoming May 10, 2010 (automated voting) elections, the names of candidates are pre-printed in the official ballots.
For further reading, go to On May 10th… let’s vote.
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List of Philippine Bar Examination Passers 2009 Released
Finally, what the aspiring lawyers and proud parents had been long waiting for was released. The Philippine Bar Examination Result was released this Friday, March 26, 2010 by the Supreme Court. 1,451 passed out of 5,903 examinees with this year’s passing rate of 24.5 percent. two (2) graduates from San Beda College of Law topped the Bar Exam, Atty. Reinier Yebra and Atty. Charlene May Tapic, with averages of 84.80 AND 84.60, respectively.
Here is the list of the top 10 successful examinees:
No 1. Reinier Yebra , 84.80, San Beda
No 2. Charlene May Tapic , 84.60, San Beda
No 3. John Paul Lim, 84.50, Ateneo Law
No 4. Caroline Lagos, 84.40, UP Law
No 5. Eric David Tan, 84.05, Ateneo Law
No 6. Yvi Randolf Gonzalez, 83.90, Ateneo Law
No 7. Joan Mae To, 83.65, Ateneo Law
No 8. Herminio Bagro III, 83.40, UP Law
No 9. Timothy Joseph Lumauig, 83.20, Ateneo Law
No 10. Naella Rose Bainto, 83.10, Ateneo Law
No 10. Sheila Abigail Go, 83.10, Ateneo Law
For a complete list visit http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/examresults/2009_BAR_EXAM/20100326/ or
http://www.yugatech.com/list-of-passers-for-2009-philippine-bar-exams/
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Watch the ABS-CBN Harapan: Vice Presidential Debate Online
Debates among candidates for the national elections, especially those who will run for top positions like presidency and vice-presidency, will help the voters to choose who amongst them deserve their votes.
Currently, there’s an ongoing “Harapan” among the vice presidentiables: Mar Roxas, Mayor Jejomar Binay, Perfecto Yasay, Jay Sonza, Loren Legarda, and Bayani Fernando (minus Edu Manzano, who refused to attend the event).
To watch “Harapan” online and ask questions to the vice-presidentiables, you can logon to http://abs-cbnnews.com/harapan
I’ll post some links to the videos once they get uploaded soon.
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Philippine Tsunami Alert
The first wave of the tsunami which hit Chile yesterday is predicted to hit the Philippines this afternoon (Sunday, Feb 28) at around 1 to 2:30 PM according to the Philvocs as posted in their bulletin.
Communities around the eastern coastal areas are made alert of the Tsunamis, although the Philvocs is not yet recommending evacuation.
Based on the Phivolcs advisory, the following “coastal areas fronting the Pacific Ocean that should keep watch” are:
Batanes Group of Islands
Cagayan
Ilocos Norte
Isabela
Quezon
Aurora
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Albay
Sorsogon
Catanduanes
Northern Samar
Eastern Samnar
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
Davao Oriental
Davao del Sur
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May 2010 Election Full Candidate List
Who deserve your vote? Choose from these complete list of May 2010 National Election Candidates, from the Presidential to the senatorial race. Remember, vote wisely!
CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT
Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III [Liberal Party]
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada [Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino]
Senator Manuel “Manny” Villar [Nacionalista Party]
Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon [Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines]
Senator Jamby Madrigal [Independent]
Former DND Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro [Lakas-Kampi-CMD]
Eddie Villanueva of Jesus Is Lord Movement [Bangon Pilipinas]
John Carlos de los Reyes [Ang Kapatiran]
CANDIDATES FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Jejomar Binay [Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino]
Senator Loren Legarda [Nationalist People's Coalition] (Guest candidate for NP)
Edu Manzano [Lakas-Kampi-CMD]
Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas [Liberal Party]
Dominador Chipeco [Ang Kapatiran]
MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando [Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines]
Perfecto Yasay [Bangon Pilipinas]
Journalist Jay Sonza [Independent]
CANDIDATES FOR SENATOR
Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Silvestre Bello III
Ramon “Bong” Revilla
Ramon Guico
Raul Lambino
Rey Langit
Lito Lapid
Liberal Party (LP)
Nereus Acosta Jr.
Ana Theresia Baraquel
Martin Bautista
Rozzano Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon
Franklin Drilon
Teofisto Guingona III
Alexander Lacson
Yasmin Lao
Ralph Recto
Sonia Roco
Sergio Osmeña III – Independent (Guest Candidate)
Nacionalista Party (NP)
Pia Cayetano
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Ramon Mitra
Susan Ople
Ariel Querubin
Gilbert Remulla
Adel Tamano
Gwendolyn Pimentel – PDP Laban (Guest Candidate)
Liza Maza – Independent [Gabriela] (Guest Candidate)
Satur Ocampo – Bayan Muna Party (Guest Candidate)
Ramon “Bong” Revilla (Guest Candidate)
Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Pwersa Ng Masang Pilipino (PMP)
Juan Ponce Enrile
Jinggoy Estrada
Joey De Venecia
JV Larion Bautista
Apolinario “Jun” Lozada
Miriam Defensor Santiago (Guest Candidate)
Francisco Tatad [Grand Alliance for Democracy] (Guest Candidate)
Ang Kapatiran Party
Reginald Tamayo
Hector Tarrazona
Jo Aurea Imbong
Rizalito David
Zosimo Paredes
Ma. Gracia Riñoza-Plazo
Adrian Sison
Manuel Valdehuesa Jr.
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL)
Sharuff Ibrahim Albani
Ma Judea Millora
Regalado Maambong
Alma Lood
Imelda Papin
Hector Villanueva
Bangon Pilipinas
Kata Inocencio
Ramoncito Ocampo
Reynaldo Princesa
Alexander Tinsay
Israel Virgines
Zafrullah Alonto
Others
Rodolfo Plaza – NPC
Vicente Sotto III – NPC
Henry Caunan – PDP-Laban
Jovito Palparan Jr. – Independent
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